Whilst packing up to leave Kenya in a weeks time, I found myself re-discovering a book that has spent the past 6 months sitting sleepily on the tiny table in our Nairobi home that we call ‘the library’.
It took me by surprise and I tried to recall why I bought it.
The book title leaves no-one in any doubt what it’s about – A Handbook on Empathy! ..
A Cambridge University study by Maria Nikolajeva, professor of education, found that “reading fiction provides an excellent training for young people in developing and practising empathy and theory of mind, that is, understanding of how other peo…
by Bud NyeThe heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing.—Blaise PascalAll our so-called consciousness is a more or less fantastic commentary upon an unknown text, one that is perhaps unknowable but still felt.—Friedrich Nietzsche…
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported, 8-week, training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer, MSC teac…
Everyone knows that employees who are bullied at work are more likely to quit. But a new study from the University of British Columbia shows that it’s not only the victim who is likely to bail — the person’s coworkers are also likely to leave their jo…
